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1980s Films

Cultural Impact Cult Classics The Goonies Beetlejuice Ferris Bueller's Day Off Spaceballs The Breakfast Club Action Films Top Gun Gremlins Die Hard Back to the Future St. Elmo's Fire E.T. Masters of the Universe Labyrinth John Hughes He-Man The Running Man Supergirl The Terminator Stand By Me Pretty in Pink Romancing the Stone Teen Comedies Highlander (1986) The Outsiders Canuxploitation Stand by Me John Hughes Films Predator Nostalgia The Last Starfighter Aliens Rick Moranis Films Lethal Weapon The Last Dragon E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Sci-Fi Comedies Return to Oz The Naked Gun Franchise Nostalgia in Film Christmas Films Days of Thunder A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Masters of the Universe (1987) Joe Dante The Running Man (1987) Steel Magnolias National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Highlander Grizzly II: The Predator Kurt Russell Naked Gun Influence Teen Wolf Cannon Films Popeye Batman (1989) Valley Girl Classic Thrillers When Harry Met Sally E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Toxic Avenger Franchise Baby Boom Dirty Dancing Grease 2 Bloodsport Transylvania 6-5000 Escape from New York Romantic Comedies E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial Road House Lawrence Kasdan Twins The Karate Kid Supergirl (1984) Police Academy (1984) Paul Glaser The Wild Life Who Framed Roger Rabbit Top Secret! Gremlins Franchise Tim Burton Films Escape From New York Jean-Claude Van Damme The Naked Gun Series The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1990s Films Cocktail Campus Comedies Zurück in die Zukunft Cultural Representation Revenge of the Nerds Arnold Schwarzenegger The War of the Roses No Man's Land Miami Vice Rambo: First Blood Martin Scorsese Lean on Me

U.S. Chains Re-Release Two Dolly Parton Films as Limited Theater Tributes

Ticket sales are being directed to the Imagination Library to turn mourning into support for Parton’s childhood literacy work.

Christopher McDonald Says He Was Devastated When Geena Davis Left Their Engagement for Jeff Goldblum

Stand By Me at 40: How a Stephen King Adaptation Became the Coming‑of‑Age Model

Alden Ehrenreich Joins Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in Universal’s Miami Vice ’85

Anthony Michael Hall Says John Hughes Raised Idea of a Breakfast Club Sequel

The Big Chill Staged Reading Set for One Night at Guild Hall

Aliens Turns 40: How James Cameron Rewrote the Sequel Playbook

Michelle Pfeiffer Recalls 'Humiliating' Grease 2 Audition That Became Her Breakout

Mia Sara Says Making Ferris Bueller Was Not a Good Experience

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Marks 40 Years as New Book, Tours and Cast Reunion Renew Interest

Zack Snyder to Reimagine Escape From New York

David Harbour Boards 'John Rambo' as Major Trautman

‘Stand by Me’ Reunion Marks 40 Years as Corey Feldman Decries Oscars Tribute Snub

Michaela Coel to Write and Direct A24 Reimagining of 1988 Cult Classic ‘Bloodsport’

Kathleen Turner Returns to the Red Carpet in New York, Prefers ‘Miss Turner’

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd Reunite in Beachside Photo

‘Stand By Me’ Returns to Theaters for One-Week 40th Anniversary Run Starting March 27

‘Pretty in Pink’ at 40: Director Howard Deutch Recounts Casting Fights and On-Set Tensions

Highlander Reboot Reveals First Look at Dave Bautista’s Kurgan During London Shoot

Masters of the Universe Unveils New TV Spot as Empire Details Skeletor’s Look